I just got my kids a new 46 gallon freshwater aquarium with sculptures and artificial seaweed. They're 7 and 5 years old, and asking to do a creative arts project for their new aquarium. What could we do? First thing that came to mind is a small underwater decoration, but I'm not sure what material to use. Can play doh be used after it hardens (i'm guessing not). Any ideas for any project for little kids is appreciated.

Making little PVC or clay pot caves with substrate siliconed on or java moss attached to it should be fun for that age :-)
Or failing that a moss wall background , it will keep them interested when they start seeing growth.

“We didn’t underestimate them. They were just a lot better than we thought.” -Bobby Robson

“Football is a simple game; 22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans win.” -Gary Linekar

"Some people are on the pitch! They think it's all over! It is now, it's four!" -Kenneth Wolstenholme

Good call, I forgot about that. I grew up about a mile or so from a stream, and spent a good part of my free time there flipping over rocks and catching things. A bit older, and I had a kid's microscope, which was a great compliment to this.

Back in college I kept a few crayfish that I got out of a local creek, but there wasn't much they could be kept with.

I second the creeks, when I was 7 even until I was in high school, even now! I love going to creeks and lakes and flipping rocks you never know what your going to find. Bugs, snakes, crayfish, lizards. Love it, love the suspense and unknowing

I would be hesitant on collecting critters from a creek for stocking. That's introducing the possibility of the unknown. But that's just me. Your better off making a field trip to the lfs. Its not free is the only downside. Now collecting hardscape materials is easier. It can be treated and prepared for aquarium usage.

A mosquito farm is also a lot of fun. Set a bucket of water outside where it gets some sun (not sure why this helps, but it does)

Check it every day for mosquito larvae.

Once you get some, feed the larvae to the fish. It's a lot of fun watching the fish go crazy trying to hunt down the mosquitos.

As a matter of fact, yes, I always post, or reply, in novels. I'm adding it to my signature because it seems like I say it in every post!
Fraternity of dirt #32 I'm dirtyUGLY TANKDIY Asian themed aquarium stand

Register Now

In order to be able to post messages on the The Planted Tank Forum forums, you must first register.
Please enter your desired user name, your email address and other required details in the form below.

User Name:

Password

Please enter a password for your user account. Note that passwords are case-sensitive.

Password:

Confirm Password:

Email Address

Please enter a valid email address for yourself.

Email Address:

OR

Log-in

User Name

Password

Remember Me?

Human Verification

In order to verify that you are a human and not a spam bot, please enter the answer into the following box below based on the instructions contained in the graphic.